Qairat FK 1, Inter Milan 2

MILAN (Interstat) — Inter Milan opened its Champions League campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Qairat FK on Wednesday, overcoming a second-half equalizer from the Kazakh visitors to secure three points at a rain-swept Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The match, which saw the Italian giants heavily favored, played out with more tension than the pregame projections suggested, as Qairat’s resilient defense and a opportunistic substitute forced Inter to dig deep for the win. The first half was a story of controlled possession and mounting pressure from the home side, punctuated by a moment of individual brilliance just before the interval.… Read more...